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When you feel happy and confident then chances are you also feel content and secure about life. Insecurities tend to arise through nagging doubts and worries – most often about what others might think of you. To banish insecurity you need to shift the balance back to being happy – then nothing else will seem … Read moreAromatherapy: Oils for Curing Insecurity
When you consider the vast amount of data you absorb every day, it is easy to see why you might sometimes struggle to remember all the details. A memory might be evoked, however, when you catch a whiff of a familiar scent. This is because the parts of the brain that process smell and memory … Read moreAromatherapy: Oils for your Memory
The most common causes of mental fatigue are overwork and stress, which can make your mind feel deadened by too much stimulation. This often results from studying for exams, working long hours, a chaotic home life, or just performing repetitive tasks. Temporary Solutions Apart from taking regular breaks to avoid overworking your mind, essential oils … Read moreAromatherapy: Oils for Waking your Mind
Many people actively seek solitude, enjoying the space to be in touch with themselves to formulate new ideas and find inner peace. Loneliness on the other hand is a state of isolation where a person is unable to be in touch with others and feels alone even when there are other people around. Benefits of … Read moreAromatherapy: Oils for Easing Loneliness
Grief is a very difficult emotion to deal with. It must, however, be expressed to be resolved. The most frequent features of grief are psychological distress and anxiety, often resulting in outbursts of crying and anguish. Grief brings up feelings of loss and sometimes regret if there are issues left over that can never now … Read moreAromatherapy: Oils for Easing Grief
Aromatherapy has recently started to become increasingly popular with all age groups. Children and grandparents alike adore the fresh, fruity fragrance of mandarin, and the whole family will certainly appreciate the decongestant power of eucalyptus. To gradually build up your own aromatherapy medicine chest, choose a wide range of oils to treat health and first … Read moreAromatherapy: Oils for All the Family
Most essential oils contain healing ingredients of one kind or another, but some are more helpful in aiding your recovery from minor injuries, such as cuts and sprains, than others. If you are unfortunate enough to suffer a minor mishap that breaks or grazes the skin, the first thing to do it to disinfect the … Read moreAromatherapy: Using your Oils for First Aid
Many of the most popular spring flowers tend to have fresh, slightly warm, yet peppery notes. Think of the hyacinth, narcissus, tulip, crocus and daffodil. Most spring plants do not actually produce essential oils, although some, such as the hyacinth, are used to create what are known in the perfume industry as absolutes. The majority … Read moreAromatherapy: Finding Essential Oil’s Spring-like Characters
In many cultures spring represents the start of the year, and the increasing energy of longer, lighter days can provide the incentive for you to make some new beginnings. Changes are most significant when they start at a personal level, but working on your home environment can help considerably to get the energy moving. For … Read moreAromatherapy: Spring Seasonal Connection
Spice Chest of Calm One delightful way of using spices is to create a mini spice chest for your desk or where you sit to make phone calls or pay your bills. Either buy a small chest of drawers or make one yourself from several matchboxes stuck together and either painted or covered in pretty … Read moreAromatherapy: Winter Spice to Fill your Home